HAMMERS Synonyms
There are 14 hypernyms of the word hammers. (close relations)
Definition of HAMMERS
Best Alternative Words for HAMMERS
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| pound | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • United States writer who lived in Europe; strongly influenced the development of modern literature (1885-1972) • 16 ounces avoirdupois • the basic unit of money in Great Britain and Northern Ireland; equal to 100 pence • a unit of apothecary weight equal to 12 ounces troy • the basic unit of money in Syria; equal to 100 piasters • the basic unit of money in the Sudan; equal to 100 piasters • the basic unit of money in Lebanon; equal to 100 piasters • formerly the basic unit of money in Ireland; equal to 100 pence • the basic unit of money in Egypt; equal to 100 piasters • the basic unit of money in Cyprus; equal to 100 cents • a nontechnical unit of force equal to the mass of 1 pound with an acceleration of free fall equal to 32 feet/sec/sec • a symbol for a unit of currency (especially for the pound sterling in Great Britain) • a public enclosure for stray or unlicensed dogs • the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows) verb • hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument • strike or drive against with a heavy impact • move heavily or clumsily • move rhythmically • partition off into compartments • shut up or confine in any enclosure or within any bounds or limits • place or shut up in a pound • break down and crush by beating, as with a pestle | ||||||||
| forge | verbv | |||||||
noun • furnace consisting of a special hearth where metal is heated before shaping • a workplace where metal is worked by heating and hammering verb • create by hammering • make a copy of with the intent to deceive • come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort • move ahead steadily • move or act with a sudden increase in speed or energy • make something, usually for a specific function • make out of components (often in an improvising manner) | ||||||||
| hammering | verb, adverb, noun, adjectivev, adv, n, adj | |||||||
noun • the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows) | ||||||||
| mallet | nounn | |||||||
noun • a sports implement with a long handle and a head like a hammer; used in sports (polo or croquet) to hit a ball • a light drumstick with a rounded head that is used to strike such percussion instruments as chimes, kettledrums, marimbas, glockenspiels, etc. • a tool resembling a hammer but with a large head (usually wooden); used to drive wedges or ram down paving stones or for crushing or beating or flattening or smoothing | ||||||||
| malleus | nounn | |||||||
noun • the ossicle attached to the eardrum | ||||||||
| pounding | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • repeated heavy blows • an instance of rapid strong pulsation (of the heart) • the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows) | ||||||||
| power hammer | nounn | |||||||
noun • a power tool for drilling rocks | ||||||||
